New
PASP Editor Appointed

The
Board of Directors of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific is
pleased to announce that Dr. Paula Szkody has been appointed Editor
of the Publications of the ASP, effective January 1, 2006.

Dr.
Szkody, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Washington,
has a very distinguished scientific record of research and publication
in many journals, with over 300 refereed publications. She is currently
serving a second term as Scientific Editor of the Astrophysical
Journal, has served as a Councilor of the American Astronomical
Society, and as President of IAU Commission 42. She served on the
ASP Board of Directors from 1988-1992 and on the ASP Publication
Board from 2001-2003. Her first solo paper was published in the
PASP in 1974 on a subject that became her Ph. D. thesis.

Dr.
Katy Garmany, Past President of the ASP and chair of the Selection
Committee, noted that the Committee was gratified by the strong
interest from the astronomical community in this position, which
is a reflection of the outstanding job that the present Editors,
Anne Cowley and David Hartwick, have done with the PASP during their
eight years as co-editors.

The
ASP Board of Directors is delighted that Dr. Szkody has accepted
this position, which will ensure that the PASP remains strong and
vibrant.